Sorry I didn't write a group letter last week, I was so sick all week that we didn't really do anything except stay in our apartment, so I didn't have anything to share. I'm feeling much better now.
This week I had the chance to take my district back to ZhangHua (my first area) because there really isn't much to do here in our district. It is a 10 minute train ride for $1 so we figure it is a fast, cheap way to go somewhere and have an adventure. We had a pretty good time. I will have to send the rest of the pictures next week once I get them from the other elders. They took most of the pics because my camera ran out of battery.
On Tuesday we met with a less active member who was convinced that keeping the commandments is only for the most devout members. I guess in a way he is right. Only the most committed will continuously live the higher standard.
Wednesday we met with an investigator named Leo who plays the piano. Makes me regret not learning to play. haha! Oh well. But I did get to play the violin with him. He doesn't actually live in our ward boundaries, he is in the sister missionary's ward but they have asked us to be his friend and fellowship him. It's been a lot of fun getting to know him.
Julie's note: (Elder Erwin's mom) Leo emailed me these pictures of him with Elder Erwin when they were playing basketball this week.
I also got this surprise picture from someone who was visiting TaiZhong. It's always fun to get an unexpected picture of your missionary.
Elder Potts and Elder Erwin
Thursday, in District Training Meeting we talked about the importance of teaching to peoples needs. I think being a missionary is the most interesting calling in the church. As missionaries we have the responsibility to understand others needs and help them accordingly. Save it be a Bishop or the Relief Society President, I don't think there is any other calling like that in the church. It is almost like being a spiritual psychologist. I would like to be a psychologist but I think me giving advice to other people about how to go about their lives seems pretty comical, so probably not :)
Saturday we took some funny pics with our district during our companionship study on the roof of our church building. I will include a couple... please don't laugh... too much. Idea for the photo has to go to Elder Sims but credit for the photography goes to Elder Erwin. They are corny but we had a lot of fun doing super hero missionary pictures.
Elder Sims and Elder Potts as a Super Hero Missionary
Sunday we went to stake conference, we had a good time. We ran into a sister from the Philippines who didn't know that it was stake conference that week so she was on her way to the wrong church building when we bumped into her. We told her she could take the bus with us but she didn't have a bus card. What followed was probably pretty funny to watch but mostly just painful for me. We sprinted home (in my new leather dress shoes that I haven't broken in yet) to get my other bus pass so she could go with us. My feet hurt pretty bad. Luckily we all made it to the conference.
This is a picture of me and Elder Potts with one of Elder Nipper's recent converts. I was companions with Elder Nipper in April and May 2016.
Today we are not really going on an adventure but we are going to buy some church pants for me and some white shirts for Elder Potts. We are also going to the Chinese instrument music store... I need to get the bow for my erhu fixed, or maybe I'll have to buy a new one if they can't fix mine. Every time I go there they tell me I just need a whole new instrument, but mine really does work fine. They are just trying to sell their product, but it makes it hard to get any work done on mine!
This was a good week for sure.
I love you all and hope you had a marvelous week as well.
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